How to Apply
Apply using the Common Application. Learn more below about how to apply as a first-year, transfer or international applicant.
Fee: $55 (Fee waivers are available for first-year students who qualify).
General Requirements
Applying for Upper-Level BA Concentrations or the BFA Programs
Once accepted and enrolled, students initially declare one of the following majors.
- Film and Media Arts
- Film and Media Arts with Screen Studies concentration
Upon the completion of 60 credits, usually in the spring of the sophomore year, students may apply for one of the following.
- Concentration in Post-Production, Cinematography or Producing
- BFA in Screenwriting, Directing or Media Arts
To do so, the student must petition the department to request admission into one of the upper-level concentrations/BFA programs. For more details on this process, please see the BA and BFA requirements for Film and Media Arts students in the section below.
Program Requirements for BA/BFA
Applying as a First-year Student
Are you in the fall of your high school senior year? Learn how to apply as a first-year applicant.
Applying as a Transfer Student
Use the Transfer Equivalency Tool to see which credits transfer.
Do you attend a community college? See if students from your school automatically receive conditional admission to Temple University.
Learn more about how to apply as a transfer student.
Applying as an International Student
You are an international student if you hold or will need to obtain a nonimmigrant visa, including a student (F-1) or an exchange visitor (J-1) visa.
Learn more about the international admissions process.
Questions
Josette Todaro is the assistant director of admissions and recruitment.
Phone: 215-204-3209
Email: josettetodaro@temple.edu
Application Deadlines
- Application Opens: Aug. 1
- Early Action: Nov. 1 (for fall start)
- Regular Decision: Feb. 1 (for fall start)
- FAFSA priority filing deadline: Feb. 1
- Decision deadline for admitted students: May 1